The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-28

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them that l asked refused to keep me over
night, and all had wives that were excel
! lent cooks. That was an important item
with me, for the trip was giving me raw
enous appetite. Besides, at several of the
! farm-houses | could not induce them to re-
ceive any pay for their bountiful hospitality;
and what Is more, they wanted me to stay
! longer and asked me to come again"
HENRY G.. HoLCoMB, accompanied by
Mrs Holcomb, Miss Addie Reed and Mr..
T. Sewell Bell, left Isle La Motto, in com
pany with party in another boat in charge
of Mr.. Arthur HILL Friday, to visit Rouses
Point. The wind was blowing strongly
from the northeast and the boats separated
soon after leaving the island. About
mile north of Gull Island and somewhat
over mile west of the Alburgh shore the
sail received back-fll, which upset the
Holcomb boat and threw the party into the
water. Mrs. Holcomb fell under the sail
and was barely rescued from immediate
! drowning. The party was secured after
careful management, on the upper edge of
| the boat, which sank on its side a little
over two feet under water, where it was
steadied by the mast and sail resting on
| and near the surface, but only their heads
were above water. The accident occurred
about eleven A. NJ, and after remaining in
| the water two hours they attracted by their
cries the attention of three men in a row.
! boat-Mr. w. Lawrence and Mr.. w. Cargill
| of Albany, n. Y, on fishing excursion
with Mr.. Anthony Wheeler of Windmill
Point-who rescued them.
In General.
AN earthquake was felt in Malaga last
week.
Hon. EL1HU b. wAsHBuRNE of Illinois is
seriously ill.,
A CONDENSATION of salt manufacturers is
! about to be formed.
HEAVY forest fires are reported in the vi
cinity of Brainerd, MINI.
BERIBEN, the Cuban revolutionist, is at
! the head OF small army
THE rising of the Nile is said to have cost
| hundreds of human lives.
JENNY LIND, the famous songstress lies
dangerously ill in London.
TEXAS fever prevails among herd of
cattle at Warehouse Point, CT
FIFTY freight-cars were wrecked by run
away train near Marquette, Mich
THE Delaware peach crop was equal to
but half of that realized last year.
FRANCIS d. HAINEs, the piano manufac-
turer, died in New York last week
AN old man was knocked down and killed
by wild Texas ponies at Keene, N. III.
Mr.. BLAINE and party will stay in Vienna
for a fortnight and then visit the Tyrol.
GENERAL PRYOR is to carry the anarchists
case to the United States supreme court.
EIGHTY thousand socialist pamphlets
have been distributed at Berlin by women.
FIFTY thousand inhabitants of Messna
have fled from there on account of cholera.
AT Abercrombe, Mimi, Friday morning
mercury was only two degrees above zero.
ADvICEs received from the Congo Free
State show that anarchy prevails at Stanley
Falls.
CHARGES have been formulated against
certain Montreal aldermen for accepting
brides.
A SERIOUS railroad collision, with loss of
life, is reported from the Intercolonial
railway.
THE Chicago divorce courts are doing
business at the rate of one hundred cases
per day.
The Cook county Qllinois) debt is ST.
100000 and more, while the resources are
but S121 900.
THE official figures of the Texas prohibi-
ton canvass show a majority against the
measure of 92,349.
Snow fell on Mount Washington Satur-
day night and mercury went down to fif-
teen degrees Sunday.
A BREAK in Waterman deprived three
quarters of the city of Washington, ID. c., of
water for at least two days.
FIRE in Martins block at North Adams,
| Mass, exposed 100000 worth of stock to
damage by smoke and water.
FIRE in the Cincinnati Hamilton & Day
ton railroad shops at Lima Ohio, destro yed
several buildings. Loss $4,000.
BRADsTREET's contends that the tightness
of money has not done so much harm to
general trade as has been thought.
THE bond-call of the treasury department
| has resulted in the purchase of S3,494 700
worth, of which S2,S0O.000 were tours.
IT has been discovered that tons of books
have been stolen from the state library at
Indianapolis and sold to junk. dealers.
THE southern California delegation to st.
| Louis talks of pushing General Sherman for
| grand commander of the Grand Army.
Four men last week went through train
on the Texas Pacific railroad and secured
booty valued at from $4,000 to $4,000
A HEATED controversy is raging at Fort
| Scott, Arkansas, relative to the admission
of colored children to the public schools.
THE general term of the court of appeals
affirms the decision of the lower court in
Jake Sharp's case, and he goes to prison.
THE ashes of the great Napoleon have,
| according to rumor, been stolen from the
Hotel des Invalides and cast to the winds
THE freshman class entering Yale is the
largest on record, numbering 2l1 in the aca-
demic department and LOG in the scientific.
A STEAMER just arrived at Philadelphia,
after very stormy voyage, used oil to quiet
mt dntainous seas with wonderful success
ANOTHER great trial of nihilists is about
to be commenced in st. Petersburg. The
prisoners include fifteen officers of all ranks.
Mr.. DILLON told a nationalist gathering
at Limerick that the United States of Amer
lea is back of the Irish home-rule movement.
O'BRIEN was convicted at Cork on Satur-
day and sentenced to three months impris-
onment. He appealed and was liberated
on bail.
A GIANTEss who, though only twelve
years and five months old, stands eight feet
high and weighs 30 pounds, is on exhibit
ton in Japan.
The report on the Chatsworth disaster
by the railway company to the state com
missoners omits alusion to the cause and
responsibility.
A FIRE at Sanford, Florida, destroyed
most OF the business structures in the town
The loss is estimated at $4,000, with very
little insurance.
MANY bankers and business men think
the favorable effect upon the money market
of Secretary Fairchilds call for bonds is
only temporary.
THE Capron & Wolverton flour mill al
Albany was burned last week. with 100, 00C
bushels of grain The loss is $50, 900; in
surance 100000.
AN entire family named Dyer were
poisoned at Toledo, Ohio, from the effects Of
eating canned beef. Their recovery is con
sidered doubtful.
GOVERNOR BoDwELL of Maine is alleged